Evvai

It is rare to encounter a restaurant that expresses, without restraint, its chef's desire and passion for gastronomy, life, and nature — yet at Evvai, that is precisely what you will find! The concept of chef Luiz Filipe Souza, which successfully fuses Brazilian and Italian influences, yields dishes that are not only visually stunning but also brimming with skill, knowledge, and balance — it is remarkable how the chef manipulates temperatures as though they were simply another texture. The offering takes the form of a single tasting menu called Oriundi — a symbol of cultural exchange — beginning with delicate starters inspired by the colours of the Brazilian and Italian flags, before moving on to exquisite dishes such as the Moqueca branca, a refined white version of the classic Brazilian fish stew made with squid and pupunha palm heart, and the Bomba de vieira, a scallop creation that is a permanent fixture on the menu yet reinvents itself with every new edition. A curious detail? Each course is accompanied by illustrations drawn by the chef himself, which set the story of every dish in context.